No democracy can long survive which does not accept as fundamental to its very existence the recognition of the rights of minorities. Franklin D. Roosevelt More Quotes by Franklin D. Roosevelt More Quotes From Franklin D. Roosevelt The value of love will always be stronger than the value of hate. Any nation or group of nations which employs hatred eventually is torn to pieces by hatred. Franklin D. Roosevelt marriagecouplelove When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has struck to crush him. Franklin D. Roosevelt crushstrengthpeace Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education. Franklin D. Roosevelt realeducationsuccess There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still. Franklin D. Roosevelt perseveranceteachinglife The principle on which this country was founded and by which it has always been governed is that Americanism is a matter of the mind and heart; Americanism is not, and never was, a matter of race or ancestry. Franklin D. Roosevelt raceheartcountry We look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms. The first is freedom of speech and expression. The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way. The third is freedom from want. The fourth is freedom from fear. Franklin D. Roosevelt essentialsfreedomexpression We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees. Franklin D. Roosevelt freedomfeetbelieve If civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships - the ability of all peoples, of all kinds, to live together, in the same world at peace. Franklin D. Roosevelt moneyrelationshippeace We may not be able to prepare the future for our children, but we can at least prepare our children for the future. Franklin D. Roosevelt futureeducationalchildren We must remember that any oppression, any injustice, any hatred, is a wedge designed to attack our civilization. Franklin D. Roosevelt diversityjusticecivilization The Democratic Party will live and continue to receive the support of the majority of Americans just so long as it remains a liberal party. Franklin D. Roosevelt supportpartylong Go for the moon. If you don't get it, you'll still be heading for a star. Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of the creative effort. Franklin D. Roosevelt starssuccessinspirational We are trying to construct a more inclusive society. We are going to make a country in which no one is left out. Franklin D. Roosevelt societytryingcountry The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people, and a people strong enough and well enough informed to maintain its sovereign control over the goverment. Franklin D. Roosevelt strengthstrongpeace What America needs now is a drink. Franklin D. Roosevelt drinkamericaneeds The Social Security Act offers to all our citizens a workable and working method of meeting urgent present needs and of forestalling future need. It utilizes the familiar machinery of our Federal-State government to promote the common welfare and the economic stability of the Nation. Franklin D. Roosevelt citizensgovernmentneeds We know now that government by organized money is just as dangerous as government by organized mob. Franklin D. Roosevelt dangerousorganizedgovernment In my Inaugural I laid down the simple proposition that nobody is going to starve in this country. It seems to me to be equally plain that no business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers has any right to continue in this country. By "business" I mean the whole of commerce as well as the whole of industry; by workers I mean all workers, the white collar class as well as the men in overalls; and by living wages I mean more than a bare subsistence level - I mean the wages of decent living. Franklin D. Roosevelt simplemeancountry We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon. Franklin D. Roosevelt carpe-diemrecoveryhope It is better to swallow words than to have to eat them later. Franklin D. Roosevelt humorous
